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IRONING BOARD Filed May 22, 1934 lNVENT OR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 28, 1936 UNITED STATES zrza'zst FATENT OFFMIE [RONING BOARD Carl J. Lindquist, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 22, 1934, Serial No. 726,941

4 Claims.

The purpose of this invention is to provide improvements inportable ironing boards wherein a rigid board is provided and also a board that may be attached to the edge of a table, windowsill, sink, or other object, and which may be providedas a separate and independent unit, or in combination with a cabinet.

The invention is an ironing board of substantial thickness provided with a clamp at the large end by which it may be clamped to the edge of a table, or the like, and has a collapsible leg with a brace sufliciently strong to rigidly support the board. 7 Many types of ironingboards have been provided which have been built into cabinets, supported by collapsible frames, attached to tables, or the like, or other articles of furniture, and also to the interior trim of a kitchen or other room, however, all simple boards of the collapsible type are not rigid and most boards of the permanently positioned type are confined to a particulatr location and, as substantially all modern kitchens are crowded for room, there would be advantage in providing a board of the collapsible type that may be'rigidly attached to an article of furniture or other rigid part of a room so that it may be braced thereby and also so that it may readily be moved from one position to another.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide an ironing board which combines collapsible and stationary features, and which has a rigid'or solid feel in use.

A further object is to provide an ironing table so constructed, that the ironing process assists in maintaining the table top straight and in which the table top is free from tipping and wabbling.

A further object is to provide a collapsible ironing board which may be clamped to a permanent object and which may also be turned from one position to another.

And a still further object is to provide a collapsible ironing board adapted to be used in conjunction with a rigid object, which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies an ironing board having clamps at one end adapted to secure the board to a rigid object, in which means is provided in the clamp for adjusting the position of the board, and also a collapsible leg adapted to rigidly support the board.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a side elevation of the ironing board attached to the edge of a table.

Figure 2 is a view showing the ironing board with the large end held to cleats in a cabinet which may be provided in a wall or as an independent unit for holding the board.

Figure 3 is a view showing the end of the board attached to a window-sill and with the board pivotally attached to the attaching means.

Figure 4 is a detail showing the board attached to the edge of a sink.

Figure 5 is a plan View of the board shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a View showing the under side of the board.

Figure 7 is a view showing the attaching means at the end of the board.

In the drawing numeral l indicates an ironing board, numeral 2 a leg extending downward from the under side of the board, and numeral 3 a member by whicha clamp at the end of the board A is opened or closed, and which is used as an iron rest.

In the design shown the board is made in the shape of an ironing board with an inner or larger end 4, and an outer end 5, and the under side of the end 4 is provided with pads 6, which are made of felt, rubber, or any material having a slight resiliency and adapted to be clamped against a finished surface without scratching or marring the surface. These pads are located at each side, as shown in Figure 6. Adjacent this end of the board is a transverse cleat l, the face of which is also provided with a pad or pads 8, similar to the pads 6, and these pads may extend across the cleat or may be positioned at any point or points thereon. Below the cleat 'l is a bar 9, which has a threaded hole ID in the center, thru which a screw II passes, which extends upward thru the cleat and board, and the member 3 is secured in any suitable manner to the upper end of the screw, forming a head and also providing means by which the screw may be turned, and it will be noted that, as the screw is turned, the member 9 is raised or lowered to operate clamping members l2, attached to the ends thereof, as shown in Figures 6 and 7. The inner ends of the members l2 are mounted on screws or pins it, upon which they are freely held, and it will be noted that as the member 3 is turned, the members l2 are raised or lowered, so that the free ends l4 thereof are clamped against the under side of a table top, as indicated by the numeral l5, and shown in Figure 1, or any object. It will be understood that these members may be arranged in any manner, and also that clamping er or in any other design, or it may be possible to use any other means by which the screw may be turned, and this member should be of such a shape'that it is adapted to hold an iron.

The leg? is formed of two pieces of material,

as shown in Figure 6, and the upper ends thereof are attached to the under side of the board by hinges l8. A brace i9 is pivotally mounted by a pin 28 between the legs? and the upper end 2| thereof is adapted to engage a rack 22pm the under side of the board, asshown. It will be noted that with the leg supporting means adjustable, as shown, the board is attachable to tables, or other objects of different elevations, and the adjustable leg will compensate for the differences in height, so that the board is horizontally supportedregardless of the height of the object to which it is attached.

In the design shown in Figure 3, the inner end of the board is pivotally attached by a pin 23 to an auxiliary board 26, and clamping means is provided on the under side of the auxiliary board, for rigidly holding the board to the edge of the table, or window-sill, or other object, and the ironing board is supported therefrom. In this arrangement the board l is movable about the pin 23 so that is at right angles to the supporting means, or adjustable to any angle de-, sired.

In the designshown in Figure 4; another extra attachm nt is provided which is used when it is desired to hold the ironing board to the edge of a sink, which is indicated by the numeral 25. ,It will be noted that the inner end of the board is attached to a member 26 having a member 2! in the upper end, which provides means to accommodate the clamping means on the end of the board and, on the lower part of the member .26 is a cleat 28, having a slot 29 in the upper part thereof, into which the lower edge of the skirt or depending flange of the sink extends, as shown. The cleat 2 8 is adjustably held to the member 26 by screws 36, and the member 28 is provided with additional holes 3% and 32 so that the position of the cleat 28 is adjustable to compensate for flanges of different widths.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. In use the iron ing board may be provided as shown and described and may be used as a separate unit, or may be provided with a cabinet, as shown in Figure 2, and the cabinet may be positioned in a Wall or installed in a kitchen or other part of the house or apartment, so that the ironing boar-:1 may readily be removed therefrom. This cabinet may also be provided with cleats 33, which may be fixedly attached to the interior thereof so that the inner end of the ironing board may readily be clamped to these cleats with the board ex tending outward from the cabinet when it desired to use the board. When not in use, the clamp may be released and the board placed. in avertical position in the cabinet with the leg folded against the under side of the board. The board may also be provided as a separate unit,

when it is desired to use the board, it may readily be set up with the end clamped to the edge of a table, or other piece of furniture, or to the edge of a sink, window-sill or any other permanent fixture or object. It will be noted that with the end of the ironing board clamped to stationary object, the leg may readily be adjusted to such a position that the board will be level, and with the leg formed and held in this man ner, the ironing board will be comparatively rigid, as the stationary object to which it is clamped will provide rigidity.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:

1.'An ironing board having clamping means at one end by which it maybe attached to the edge of a table, or the like, a bifurcated leg with each member thereof hingedly attached to the lower side of the board and at points adjacent the sides thereof, an arm mounted in said leg with the sides thereofengaging the inner surfaces of the side members of the bifurcated leg and adapted to engage teeth, one at a time, in a rack on the under side of the board .and in the longitudinal center thereof, said arm being .held in an upright position by engagement of the sides thereof with the inner surfaces of the bifurcated leg and positioned adjacent the upper endof the leg with the upper end ofsaid arm engaging the rack in a line extending lengthwise of the board and substantially midwaybetween the sides thereof, said clamping, means comprising two bars loosely attached to the under side of the board and adjacent the sides thereof'saidbars being curved downward and extending toward the end of the board that is clamped to the table, the ends of said bars being curved upward to engage the under surface of the table, and means holding said bars upward in clamping position against the under side of the table.

2.. In an ironing board having a large and a small end, bars freely attached to the under side thereof and adjacent the sides of the board for detachably clamping both corners of the large end of the board to a support, a bifurcated leg member hinged to the under side of the board ateach side thereof, and adjacent the clamping means, a brace pivoted to said leg member and held between the side members thereof, a toothed rack on the under side of the board positioned in the longitudinal center thereof and adapted to 'be engaged by said brace to adiustably support said board, said brace supporting said board behind the midway point thereof, and means operable from the face of the board, operating the clamping means.

3. An ironing board of the type having a substantially'flat board with a large and a small end, clamping means at the large end, comprising hinged arms adjacent each side of the board, operable by common screw from the upper side thereof, said clamping means being adapted to grip an object to which the board may be clamped at two points corresponding with the corners of the large 'end of the board,

a bifurcated leg the upper end of which is which may be placed in a closet, or the like, andat a time in a rack on the under side of the board approximately in the longitudinal center thereof, providing supporting means at a third point.

4. An ironing board of the type having a substantially fiat board with a large and a small end, clamping means at the large end comprising hinged arms adjacent each side of the board, operable by a common screw from the upper side thereof, said clamping means being adapted to grip an object to which the board may be clamped at two points corresponding with the corners of the large end of the board,

a bifurcated leg the upper end of which is hinged to the under side of the board adjacent both sides and also adjacent said clamping means, said leg adapted to extend forward below the board, and an arm pivotally mounted on said leg, spaced from the hinged end and adapted to extend upward to engage teeth, one at a time, in a rack on the under side of the board in the cross-wise center thereof, providing supporting means at a third point.

CARL J. LINDQUIST. 

